Asthma and Respiratory Therapy
Breathing is one thing, Having an asthma attack is another. So I met this lady that moved in a room across my house and she has asthma. I realized that I learned about asthma backwards and forwards and general medications for it. Of course the first thing I asked was, how often do you use your inhaler?. She said not that much only when I feel an attack is coming. Obviously her asthma isn’t as bad as others who often use their inhaler. Remember that albuterol or the prescribed bronchodilator, should not be used more than a few times a week or you are just “covering” the problem not solving it.
So here I go again with the questions vs. confidence. I knew so much and I explained so much to her about asthma that she did not know about. I even surprised myself because I was able to answer every question with details.
Another day in being a student respiratory therapist and another day of teaching people who are having a hard time breathing how to treat their breathing